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Submission + - 'Eternal' Solar Plane's Records are Confirmed (bbc.co.uk)

An anonymous reader writes: The BBC has a story on the confirmation of the record breaking flight of Qinetiq's Zephyr UAV: 'The UK-built solar-powered Zephyr aeroplane has been confirmed as a record-breaker following its non-stop two-week flight earlier this year. The world governing body for air sports records, the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), gave Zephyr three records including longest time aloft. Built by defence technology company Qinetiq, the craft completed its two-week flight in the US in July. The company sees applications in surveillance and communications. The July feat led to Zephyr being dubbed the "eternal plane".' YouTube has some footage of the Zephyr in action.

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Comment Re:maybe the people who (Score 1) 861

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Comment Re:You got the cause and effect reversed (Score 1) 452

"When I lived in Maryland I quickly realized there was no point in voting, because Maryland has consistently supported the Democratic president for almost 100 years. So what's the point?" The point is that your vote is counted at the end of the day. If you vote for the pot smoking party candidate,even if that candidate loses, if enough people vote for that candidate it will be seen as a trend. You don't vote for the 'winner', you vote for what's right.

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